New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
GAMBLING DENS AFLOAT.
"CRAPsn ABOARD THE SANDY HOOK BOATS

GAMBLING DENIS AFLOAE
"CRAPs" ABOARD THE SANDY HOOK BOATS.
MONEY LOST AND WON UNDER THE NOSES OF The
OFFICERS.
| Persons accustomed to 20 to the Monmouth Park
| races BY way Of Sandy Hook make complaint OF tho
gambling that goes on aboard the boats running from
| Pier No. North River. The lower decks seem to DO
monopolzsd for gambling purposes by men and boys
of DOUBTFUL character and shady reputation Their
chief diversion Is the game OF Craps" White men
and negroes torn groups OF ten or dozen, and going
down on their knees play for dear life. dozen such
groups played thus tho Cape Charles on Thursday
The first officer of the stood within yard OF
one group bat saw nothing On the other side OF him
was another mixed group playing Craps" Twenty
| feet away-opposite the door OF the engineroom
third group played Grape; further on fourth,
| fifth and q sixth group played Craps" wherever
the eye turned there nothing but Craps." while
the steamers officers stroiled nnocenty about dodg-
ing watohfu suspicious Chances that were shot at
them. Deckhands were interested spectators OF tho
| games.
The cultured mind that bas not stopped hitherto to
unrave the mysteries of Craps" msy learn the game
BY folio wing the adventure. OF boy OF sixteen who
to the races without penny in bis pocket ana
| reached the course the pOssessor OF over $oO No
ticket coupon or pass required to gain admission to
the boats at Pier No North River, nor is the fare
objected on the trip Excursion tickes with coupon
attachment are sold On the vessels. Coupon No. u
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| admitted to the trains without it. The passenger 10
| relieved OF Coupon No. by the conductor on the
route from the Hook to the course. ih1 remaining
ticket is given up on the hume ward journey. I'M
pscunious young rascsls are tempted oy the oppor
tunity 10 go ABOARD the boats in the hope or making
enough at the pamss to pay their way the races.
Make the name Of the boy adventurer Jacob, be-
cause he sharp Jacob, soiled and ragged
found himself on board the Cape Charles with empty
pockets As tho boat passed Castle William he bore
4 ybn ndn
over the guard rail Watching the foamy wake, and
touching his old straw hat politely mumbed
| "Will yer please, sur, len me or quarter Kin
make er couple o. dollars wild 1t to we gifts ter dc
| Hook, an III be shore ter pay yer back"
| The man turned upon the bold youth.
| What lend you quarter 70 gamble withI' he
cried amazed at the boys temerity
| Jacob crestfallen, skunk away. The man bethought
him of the So he intended tn invest on Dry Aonopole
and his heart opened Striding after Jacob he slipped
a quarter in the boys hand, telling him he neein't
mind about paying 1t back. In two minutes the
quarter was exchanged tor twenty-five pennies, and
Jacob was his knees in the narrow passage at the
2. tho bio boat was up ten %
ures aud the Cape Charles padded past Bay Eidge
Jacob reappeaied forward with cash capital OF ~
| cents. He watched the uninterrupted progress OF
! several games going under the hood Oh Tho port
side and at length Joined group OF seven negroes
and five white men busy over the dice:
| IL was ten-cent game Jacobs dusty knees sougns
the deck again aud he handed nckels to the dice
holder. VINO happened to DO OF the dusky nue. OF
i Fade me y he said.
aCcme on, yos faded.n replied the African
American. He picked up the dice, shook them In his
| banda and sent them rolling over the deck Ihey
| turned up fves and skies. making eleven spots
aFust PASS" chuckled the darkey, and be showed
the nicksls 10 MS pocket Nothing daqntsd JACOB
hauled out ten pennies and again asked TO DO
fades you," said the other. The dice rolled upon
the deck, tut ming up the two SKIES
Scraps" calculated Jacob. The negro had lost
| and Jacob collected &c cents wbIoh made him even
again. Up went another lO cents, followed by the
and the rolling Of the dice. Their combined face
' my pint the dsrky said, and he shook and rolled
Eight" said half a dozen voices. The dice were
'0 Ten murmured the group Of onlookers. Then
followed Eve shakes and rolls accompanied BY the
| words. Nine" Four :" Six, Twelve" 1.-Two"
The darkey seemed to be in great luck BY the rules
Of the Q anne having chosen Five" ss his point he
| must throw the dice until they mako i've again. in
which case the money wagered goes to hm. lie can
lose so long as he s oy MAKE he
but shoald the seven turn up the money foes az, 70
his opponent II he find it impossible to make tn.
five ne is at liberty to choose some other point
Eight, for EXAMPLE his tjeot thereafter being to
| throw another eight" A.,
The interest In the game between Jacob and the
dsrkey WAS now deep enough to make the group
obyious OF the presence OF the frat officer and purser
All crAned their necks looking at the dice.
Shake rattle an roll
Come out my honey.
| Out To- the money"
This was the song of the darkey a. he shook aud
| rolled away. Suddenly Jacob raised bis voice.
| Grams u he cried. The darkey had thrown the
| unucky seven and tho boy captured the stakes, On
| p.doled the Cape Charles, went the game. Wheu
the boat reached the Hook and the capitals gong s-
| nailed the engineer to reverse tho wheels JACOB
sought his benevolent friend to return the borrowed
How did YOU como out p the man inquired:
Jacob exhibited 81 10 In pennies, dimes and quart
| err and the turtman smiled sncouragngly The boy
Maid al so for his ticket and entered the lain to
| pur.ue his evil way. Emooldened by bis snccess on
| the Cape Charles he entered % oent game ana
when tho train stopped ct the race course his cash
capital was over $50. Once inside the games under
| the law, protecting arm gamblsd away that 900
az IL be had q million behind it. Easy come easy 80.
| Gould any man hire that wise young 'seabond to 90
| q days work Not 90 long as he can make 20 an
| hour on the Journey from Rector-st to monmouth
Park This boy IL Of GLASS that 70 increasing IA
numbers every dsy-a class that Is being trained oy
| example to care naught for decency and the iax. ~
| Other diversions aboard the steamers are tno
sweat board "and pool selling, but Craps" is the
chief amusement, and as the game may be playea on
practically unlimited basis-anythins, inaeed. from
| pepny to SIS thr0w-rich gamblers anu impecu-
| NOUS ioafers alike may enjoy it. Sometmes ING
Gamblers have time to listen to the recations ana
songs of J. H. Flattery, better known TO the tporting
| world a. Uncle AL" IT makes the turkey burps
rise all over the boys and negroes to here Uncle
ascsim . The Brighton Beach Plug of the Doubtful
Pedigree" folio We'd of course by paesing around OF
| tbs hat and A visit to the bar. Uncle AL has
Convenient Little ono" at homo whose mention in
vsriably moves gamblers wicked creatures as they
| are to drop coins into his battered hat